10201 One Step Trap, Red ,1 Count (Pack of 1)

This thing is great. As others indicated, the directions are a mess. The only reason that matters is the initial connection of the axis. Use the washers to level it, look at the picture on the box, and you will figure it out. As far as the upper portion/moving parts, it is incredibly simple. With good directions, it would take five minutes. With none, it may take you twenty. As far as operation, it is great. Not sure what others are claiming when a 250# person cannot press down the pedal. It takes maybe 30# of force to launch. Hard to say, but basically if it is not launching or spongy, tighten the chain on the right. Once that is configured, which only takes a few launches to figure out, there are no issues. It is nice to use the force with your leg rather than your arm. Just to see if the solo angle (this was apparently marketed as a device for you to throw and shoot contemporaneously) was anything other than insane, we each shot two sets of five where we launched and then shot the clays. It is actually workable, although much more advisable to have one person launching and the other shooting. The different launch angles are adjusted by a large screw/wingnut that takes about twenty seconds to change. The way force is applied, it digs in and becomes more stable as your session progresses. You do not need any anchors. There is no breakdown of the unit other than taking it apart altogether. If it has to fit in your trunk you need about eighteen inches or so. This thing overperformed big time. For the money it is a steal.

I have a list of my best investments ever. Now this product is on this list too. solid construction, easy and safe to operate. Now can shoot trap by myself all day. It came in just a few parts and it was super easy to assemble. Took me about 20 minutes. The steel construction is solid. There's almost no flex in the entire structure when it launches clay targets. you do have to stick the pointy ends into the dirt otherwise it will move quite a bit. Loading the target is super easy. When you don't step on the pedal, the machine is not under spring tension. Only when you step on it, it loads up the spring and releases at the end of the foot stroke. The machine easily throws singles and doubles. I've only had it for less than a week and have already gone through over 300 targets in singles and doubles. The machine did not break a single target. each one of them flew far and nice. One thing I guess I had to get used to was that the pedal takes quite some force to step down. When I wasn't used to the machine, I kinda lose balance at the end of the stroke so it messed up my aiming a little. but I quickly got a hang of it. Now it's easier than ever. Overall, highly highly recommended for anyone who practices trap on a regular basis.

This thing is amazing. Heavy duty and works great.

This product is well made, and it works far better than the $32 Winchester trap I bought at Walmart, which was unbelievably flimsy and was returned to the store immediately. As others have said, the assembly instructions are terrible, and one would think that the company would read these reviews and fix that problem. But it was not hard to assemble, thanks to the photo on the box and comments on this website. Even on the lightest tension setting, this will throw clays almost 50 yards. The "step" lever that you stand on with one foot does wobble a couple of inches from side to side when it is in the highest position, so you have to step down firmly and without hesitation. If you try to step down slowly, your foot will wobble all over the place. But that is a minor point. This is fantastic for a single person wanting some shooting entertainment, and it works far better than jerking on a rope to trigger other types of traps I have seen. I don't think you can get much better shotgun entertainment for this price. I have not tried shooting doubles yet, but this trap theoretically can throw two clays side by side according to the owner's manual if you crank up the tension on the launch spring and lower the angle of the arm so that the back clay does not slide off the arm. (There is a clay holding lever, but it is only big enough to hold one clay.) You also can stack one clay on top of the other, although I tried that once quickly just for fun and it resulted in two wobbly clays that did not spin very well or go very far. Depending on where you place the clay on the launch arm, you can get launches in sometimes unexpectedly different directions. But with some practice and making sure I always placed the clay exactly in the same spot on the arm, I have been able to throw clays pretty much in the direction I want them to go, and if I miss the clay with my shot and it lands on grass, the clays seldom break and are reusable. All in all, this is highly recommended. The only thing better than this would be a self-loading electronic trap that can launch a large stack of clays at set intervals, but you are talking big money for something like that.

I purchase items for the Hants West Wildlife Association and this particular Trap Machine was on our radar list. I have never had such an easier machine to load, and then all you have to do is step on the pedal. it is possible for one person to use this machine. The HWWA throws anywhere from 200 to 300 clays at our range days and so far this has more than held up. Well constructed and easy to use as a side note we no longer use any of our other basic hand mechanical throwers. The cost may look at first high but the satisfaction and reliability more than off set that. Singles and doubles and changing angles is not hard, we use this machine in tandem with our electric remote thrower giving us the best basic range set up. You will be very pleased with this trap machine.

Utilisation le week end. Facile d utilisation et solide.

Fue un regalo para mi hermano, la idea de poder accionar el mecanismo con el pie facilita mucho que no dependa de nadie para lanzar el plato como ocurre con las de cuerda. El único inconveniente es que debe apoyarse en un suelo donde pueda anclarse como en tierra, porque del impacto al lanzar rebota si no está anclada. Se puede graduar con una cadena la distancia a la que puede llegar al plato, pero es verdad que mientras mas lejos lo pongas mas cuesta apretar el pedal, incluso haciéndose demasiado costoso.

It's made in USA where they're pretty keen shooters. I found it robustly made, it's a simple, clever and inherently safe design, and it works rather easily. Cocking it is a one finger operation. Load a clay and then there's no tension until you press the foot pedal. The pedal both tensions the main spring and then releases the throwing arm near the bottom of the pedal range. If you lift your foot off before the clay is released it goes back to unstressed and safe again.

loving it so far